Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year is just a week away and once again retailers are offering holiday deals in an attempt to get more shoppers into their stores. Several of the biggest retailers are opening earlier than last year in hopes to one-up their competition. Stay ahead[...]
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Buying a home can be as terrifying as it is satisfying. Being in my mid 20′s, I figured this was something I should research considering I may be purchasing my first home in the near future. This cheat sheet offers top home-buying tips from the experts. You can never have too much informati[...]
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Can you believe Christmas is a little over a month away? Well if you’re anything like me, you haven’t even started to think about Christmas shopping. Now is the time to start making your list and checking it twice, because ready or not, the holidays are on their way! Check out some[...]
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Daylight Savings during this time of year provides us with an extra hour of sleep, but it also results in the world being dark by 5 PM. The worst part is it means winter is fast approaching. And those cons can often lead to tiredness, lack of motivation, and those dreary Winter Blues.Accord[...]
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Halloween is just a week away and I could not be more excited! The haunted houses, the eerie decorations, the constant reruns of Hocus Pocus…..I love it all. During this festive fall time of superstition and celebration, Halloween can get pretty expensive. Here are a few tips on how you can[...]
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Your 20’s are supposedly the best years of your life. The crazy and carefree years. This is what your 20’s are for, right? To feel and see as much as you can, to take advantage of not being tied down to anything and anyone and to go the extreme with everything that you do. But wait! Why[...]
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Fall is by far my favorite time of year.The transition from sundresses and flip flops to oversized scarves, sweaters and boots is in full effect. Fall flavors are making their reappearance and the leaves are turning their beautiful shades of orange, red and yellow.There are certain things I loo[...]
READ MORELet’s start with the basics. A safe deposit box is a fireproof metal box which is meant to hold important valuables. Only you and the people you designate have access to the box. These boxes are at most banks and credit unions, including the majority of our Community 1st Credit Union bra[...]
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Over the weekend I came across this great article by Jessica to help prevent impulse buying! If you’re reading this thinking that you aren’t susceptible to impulse buying, it’s possible you’re correct. However, it’s also quite likely that you’re kidding yourself. (Have you ever been[...]
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